Lab Lunch by Sławek Staworko

In the first part of my talk, I will present my recent work on modelling structure of a musical piece with parametric grammars (an extension of CFGs). The purpose of this work is to investigate to what extend formal languages can be used to model music, which as we know is often regular (repetitive) and exceptional at the same time. In the second part of my talk, I will talk about roller derby, a contact sport played by two teams roller skating around a track. It's one of the fastest growing sports known for its DIY spirit, being all-inclusive (all body types and abilities), and highlighting the changing role of women in society.